U.S. Consulate Fukuoka PAS Annual Program Statement | PAS FUKUOKA FY2018 0002

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS FUKUOKA FY2018 0002

The U.S. Consulate Fukuoka Public Affairs Section (PAS), under the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Mission to Japan, published an Annual Program Statement for its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This opportunity is a discretionary grant intended to support programs that advance the Consulate's public diplomacy goals in Japan, with a particular focus on the strategic themes and funding priorities laid out in the full announcement (referenced as being in the "Related Documents"). Because it is an annual program statement, it functions as an umbrella notice describing what kinds of projects PAS wants to fund and how to apply, rather than a single narrowly defined project solicitation. Funding is explicitly noted as subject to availability.

The funding opportunity is listed under the title "U.S. Consulate Fukuoka PAS Annual Program Statement" with the opportunity number PAS FUKUOKA FY2018 0002. The CFDA number associated with the program is 19.040, which corresponds to public diplomacy-related assistance. The activity areas covered are broad and include arts and humanities (noted as cultural affairs categories), community development, education, environment, and other eligible public diplomacy programming areas as clarified in the full announcement. In practice, that mix signals support for cultural, educational, and community-facing projects that build mutual understanding and strengthen ties consistent with U.S. public diplomacy objectives in the region served by the Consulate.

Eligibility is expansive and includes many common applicant types: state, county, city or township governments, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, which are separately listed); and individuals. This wide eligibility suggests PAS is open to proposals from a range of implementers, from universities and NGOs to local government entities and qualified individual practitioners, provided they can meet the program requirements described in the full announcement.

Key dates and award parameters are straightforward. The notice was created on April 12, 2018, with an original closing date of November 1, 2018. The award ceiling is $10,000 per award, and the Consulate expected to make about two awards under this notice. The relatively small ceiling indicates the program is designed for targeted, limited-scope initiatives such as workshops, speaker programs, cultural events, short educational exchanges, community projects, or pilot efforts rather than large multi-year programs. The emphasis in the description on following the instructions in the related documents implies that the full announcement likely contains the critical details applicants need to be competitive, such as priority themes, required proposal components, selection criteria, allowable costs, reporting expectations, and submission procedures.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a small-grants channel used by the U.S. Consulate Fukuoka PAS to fund modest, high-impact public diplomacy projects aligned with its annual priorities. Prospective applicants would need to consult the complete announcement in the related documents to tailor proposals to the strategic themes, comply with all formatting and submission rules, and ensure the project fits within the program's scope and the $10,000 funding cap.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Japan in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), community development, education, environment, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Consulate Fukuoka PAS Annual Program Statement" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 12, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 01, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Individuals.

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